Yu opened his eyes in a medical room with a cast over his left arm. His body felt sore all over as he tried to get up. "D-Damn it… it hurts all over."
"Oh. I see that you're finally up." A voice comes next to Yu as he sees Roget sitting next to him. "Yu Nishkiyama… That was quite the nice performance you had earlier today."
"What the hell did you do to me?! That painful feeling…" Yu said as he rubs the back of his neck.
"A gift from when you were in prison, sleeping in your solitary cell. That isn't something that you should be worrying right now. All that you need to know is that you Lancers are slowly falling one by one." Roget said with a smile on his face. "You took down two for me already in the first match. And Sergey was easily able to dispose of your two comrades with such ease."
"Rei? Rio? They lost? What happened to them!?" Yu exclaims trying to get up only flinching backwards from the pain.
"Like Misaki and Yuto, they were taken to the underground area where they will work for the rest of their lives." Roget stands up before examining Yu. "As such of an Xyz Remnant."
"Xyz remnant?" Yu questions with Roget smiling devilishly. Aporia also called Yuto an Xyz Remnant… Aporia is with you!? You're from Academia!?"
"Indeed that is correct. I am from Academia. I will be taking Yuzu, Serena, and Avery back to the fusion dimension." Roget starts walking off before looking back at Yu. "You shouldn't worry about them. Worry about yourself. Your crash did not just mess up your arm. I believe a revision of your deck is in order."
"A revision of my deck?" Yu looks over at a pile of his belongings to see many of his cards ripped and torn beyond belief. "Are you kidding me!? How am I supposed to protect them now?!"
Suddenly a sudden urge goes through Yuto and the next thing that he knows, he's out.
Yu looks around to see a rather dark area him that he remembers from when his name changed. He looks around him but he doesn't see his other self but a box right in front of him. He picks it up as his pendant starts glowing a rainbow color.
"This energy… What are you trying to tell me?" Yu says as the bright light shines around him to see a park. It looked familiar to Yu but he couldn't recall and a card floating in front of him. Yu reaches out for the card before being launched back.
Yu shoots back up from his unconscious state before looking at the black box in his hand. He opens it up and takes out the contents before nodding. The pain had left his arm and he stands up before looking at his duel disk. He puts it over his arm with a sigh. "What happens next… I have no control… Unless Reiji has something… He couldn't possibly have planned for everything."
"Yu Nishkiyama. Please make your way to the arena for your next duel." A guard says as he enters to take him to the area. Yu nods in response before walking with the guard. He gets in his tracksuit before looking at his helmet and puts it on.
'I have to make a signal to the other Lancers… I can't control myself.' Yu thinks to himself before rubbing the back of his neck. Yu takes a few steps before thinking to himself. 'Wait… If Aporia is from Fusion… Why mind fuck me?'
The Human
By: NexusMHX
Chapter 19: Surpassing Oneself
"The second round is about to begin everyone! We have Yu vs Aporia!" Melissa announces as the two Duelists prepare themselves on their D-Wheels. Everyone cheers after the first round when they saw Yu sitting on his D-Wheel. "It looks like our popular duelist has recovered from his accident! Let's hope this is another action-packed duel! Action Field: On! Field Spell: Crossover Accel!"
"Duel Mode: On! Autopilot: Standby!"
"3… 2… 1… Riding Duel! Acceleration!"
"Duel!"
Yu - LP 4000
Aporia - LP 4000
"Who will be the first one to make it out of the gate and take the first turn? Will it be Yu? Or Aporia!?" Melissa exclaims as Yu goes through the gate first. "And it looks like Yu is first!"
"My turn!" Yu said before looking at his cards. 'Roget is going to mess with my head again if I throw it so going full throttle.' "I use the Scale 1 Synchron Explorer: Junk and Scale 8 Synchron Explorer: Formula to build the Pendulum Scale!"
This definitely got a reaction out of all the Lancers who are watching the duel.
"He's not using the extra deck Pendulum Monsters?!" They all exclaimed with extreme shock. Reiji studied the cards that Yu had just used.
"With this, I can summon monsters level 2 through 7 simultaneously! Guided in this new world, break the dimensional shift and create a new future! Pendulum Summon! Come forth my monsters! Appear, Synchron Explorer: Quick! (Lv 5, 800 Atk) and Synchron Explorer: Nitro! (Lv 2, 300 Atk)"
"Why summon two tuner monsters with different levels?" Aporia questions as he examines the cards. 'Cards aren't found in the database. I should proceed with caution.'
"You must be questioning why I'm doing this? That's because Synchron Explorer's all share the same gimmick!" Yu says before turning his D-Wheel towards Aporia with a smug expression while driving backward. "They can be treated tuners… or non-tuners."
"What did you say?!" Aporia exclaims as Yu almost messes up before beginning riding normally.
"You got that right! I treat Nitro Synchron as a non-tuner! And unlike the original Quick, summoning a Synchro Monster that requires a synchron is not mandatory but it can still do it. I tune the Level 2 Synchron Explorer: Nitro to the Level 5 Synchron Explorer: Quick!" Yu says before starting to chant again. "Pure white dragon with unblemished wings! Descend upon the battlefield with the speed of light and slash apart every enemy in your path! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Level 7! Clearwing Fast Dragon! (Lv 7, 2500 Atk)"
Yuya looks at the monster before looking at Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. "I wonder how Yugo reacts to this… He has a dragon as well."
"Clearwing Fast Dragon?" Yugo questions as he takes out Clearwing Synchro Dragon as the card starts to shine up brightly. "Man, is he copying me? I have a fan! But wait… He's popular himself. I must be such a great duelist that he is following in my footsteps!"
"Nitro's effect! When used for a Synchro Summon, I can deal 400 points to you and draw one card!" Yu exclaims while drawing his one card.
Aporia - LP 4000 → 3600
Then Quick's effect! When Synchro Summoned, I add one magic card from my deck to my hand! I set one card facedown and end my turn!" Yu says before keeping ahead of Aporia.
"My turn! Draw! I summon Skiel Core! (Lv 1, 0 Atk) Then the magic card, Lightning Rod lets me destroy my monster!" Aporia announces as a lightning strike destroys his card.
"That's going to let him summon those things again? Though… This card is different."
"Correct Yu! With this, I can summon from my deck, Skiel Top, Guard, Attack, Carrier, and Infinity! Join together, Mechlord Emperor Skiel!" Aporia announces with a smile as all the parts join together. "Mechlord Lord Emperor Skiel's Attack Power is determined by the total Attack Points of the parts that make it up! (Lv 1, 2200 Atk)"
"Even with that, my Clearwing Fast Dragon is still stronger than your Mechlord," Yu says with a smile.
"Did you forget from the last match? I'll show you again! Mechlord Lord Emperor Skiel has the power to absorb your Synchro Monster and gain attack equal to your monster's original attack! I will be taking your Clearwing Fast Dragon!"
"It has the same effect?!" Yu questions before gritting his teeth. "Clearwing Fast Dragon's monster effect! Once per turn, during either player's turn, I can negate one of your monster's effects and drop their attack to zero! Vanishing Mirror! (2200 → 0 Atk)"
"Oh is that so? Then I activate Catastrophe Draw! I destroy all five monsters from my deck to draw two cards! Then the magic card, One for One lets me send a monster card from my hand to the graveyard to Special Summon Wise Core!"
"Another core?! That's the third one! How many of them exist?!" Yu questions.
"I activate my second Lightning Rod! With Wise Core's effect, I summon Wise Top, Guard, Attack, Carrier, and Infinity! Join Together, Mechlord Lord Emperor Wisel!" Aporia announces for a second time. (Lv 1, 2500 Atk) "I will not fail a second time! Wisel's effect! I take your Clearwing Fast Dragon! (2500 → 5000 Atk) Battle! Mechlord Lord Emperor Wisel will destroy you in one blow!"
Yu drives in shock before shaking his head as he passes an Action Card. "Shit!"
"Oh no! Yu failed to get the Action Card! Is this already the end of the fan favorite!?" Melissa exclaims.
"I will not allow that to happen. It seems as if this Yu is incapable of dueling properly without the proper push," Roget said before pressing the button again shocking Yu's head before letting out a yell in pain.
"Oi! You ok?! This happened last time!" Melissa says looking over at Yu who roars in pain before the path changes. "What the!? The path changed?"
Yu notices it before making an immediate turn and grabbing the Action Card. "Action magic: Miracle. I have your monster become unable to be destroyed by battle for this attack and I take half the damage."
Yu - LP 4000 → 1500
"Yu!" Avery exclaims as she looks at the screen while her bracelet starts to react. "Again? Just like last time."
Serena and Yuzu look at their bracelets which both glow in reaction to Yu's outburst.
Meanwhile, Yuya, Yugo, and Yuto were releasing painful screams before getting the vision that they were dueling Aporia.
"I set two cards and end my turn!" Aporia says with a grunt before looking at Yu.
"My turn! Draw!" Yu says with his eyes growing a rather rainbow color before starting his chant. "Guided in this new dimension!"
Yuya was the next one to continue the chant. "Burn the wretched and grant me victory to defeat all those that oppose my immortal throne! Pendulum Summon!"
"Appear my monster servants! Synchron Explorer: Quick!" Yu slams the card on his duel disk yet the card remained undamaged in the slightest. "Formula's Pendulum Effect! Once per turn, I can target one monster on the field and treat it as a Synchro Monster! The target will be Synchron Explorer: Quick!"
"What is the point of bringing out that monster? It is weaker than my monster even if it is treated as a Synchro Monster!" Aporia exclaims as Yu begins to laugh maniacally.
"You believe that I don't know that? Shut up and pay attention!" Yu says before picking up a card from his hand. "I activate the magic card: Synchron Multiversal Summoning! This card allows me to Banish Facedown a Synchro Monster that I originally control and a Synchron that I control on my field! I choose Clearwing Fast Dragon and Synchron Explorer: Quick!"
"You do what!?" Aporia exclaims as Yu starts speeding up with intense speed before disappearing. "He disappeared?"
"Clear mind! I tune the Level 7 Clearwing Fast Dragon to the Level 5 Synchron Explorer: Quick!" Yu exclaims!
"The sacred glow that calls forth a miraculous evolution!" Yuto chants with his purple eyes.
"Envelop the world with your overwhelming light and become the radiant star of hope!" Yugo exclaims finishing the chant.
"Accel Synchro! Descend! Level 12! Cosmic Wing Starlight Dragon! (Lv 12, 3500 Atk)" The four shouted out in unison as Yu appears back on the arena. Cosmic Wing Starlight Dragon rises to the top letting out a massive roar.
"A Level 12 Synchro Pendulum Monster! That's the highest level that a Synchro Monster can have!" Melissa exclaims with glee. Everyone in the crowd cheers in excitement at the sight but Yuzu, Serena, and Avery's bracelet glows brighter in response to this.
"Starlight Wing's monster effect will activate now! Once per turn during either player's turn, I can negate the effect of one of your monsters and make their attack 0. Then Starlight Wing gains that attack until the end phase! That target will be Mechlord Lord Emperor Wisel! Starlight Veil!" (3500 → 6000 Atk) (2500 → 0 Atk)
"6000 attacks?! Damn your shrewd tricks!" Aporia exclaims speeding up for an Action Card.
"Battle! Cosmic Wing Starlight Dragon will attack Mechlord Lord Emperor Wisel! Genesis Storm!" Yu announces with Aporia smiles.
"I activate Wisel Guard's monster effect! Once per turn, I can negate your attack!" Aporia chuckles with a smile.
"Foolish! While this card is on my field, my dragon can negate the activation of an effect that would affect it for a number of times equal to the number of non-Tuner Monsters used to Synchro Summon this card! I negate Wisel Guard's effect! Continue the battle!"
"Trap card: Draining Shield! I take no battle damage from this and gain attack equal to your dragon's life! That will be a 6000 Life Point gain!"
"Your monster will be destroyed! And with Wisel Infinity gone, all of your monsters are destroyed!"
Aporia - LP 3600 → 9600
"I end my turn!" Yu exclaims with frustration in his voice before feeling a massive shock in his head. "GAAH!"
"Oi! Is there seriously something wrong with you, Yu!?" Melissa exclaims as Yu remains motionless and stays silent.
"My turn! Draw! I summon Grand Core (Lv 1, 0 Atk)! Then I activate the trap card: Bomb Blast! Up to three monsters, I can destroy one of my monsters and deal you 400 points of damage! I destroy Grand Core! Take the damage!"
Yu - LP 1500 → 1100
"Finally! I can Special Summon Mechlord Emperor Granel, Granel Top, Granel Attack, Granel Guard, and Granel Carrier! Assemble at one for me! Appear! Mechlord Emperor Grannel! (Lv 1, 9600 Atk) I activate Grannel's monster effect! I target your Synchro Monster and equip it to this card!"
"Did you forget my monster's effect? I negate Grannel's monster effect." Yu says with a rather quiet voice.
"I don't think so! I activate the trap card: Ultimate Providence! I send Wise Attack 3 to the graveyard and negate your monster's effect! I will absorb Cosmic Wing Starlight Dragon!" (9600 → 13100 Atk) "Battle! I attack you directly with Mechlord Emperor Grannel!"
Yu remains irresponsive to the whole thing which makes Roget question a bit before pressing the button not getting any reaction. "What happened?!"
A screen pops up in front of Roget revealing Reiji with a smirk on his face. "Did you really think I wouldn't notice something like that."
"Reiji Akaba…" Roget grits his teeth in frustration and anger. "What did you do!?"
"A simple shock device implemented in Yu's duel disk. In Standard, he has shown signs of having a violent outburst. This shock resets Yu's brain to a normal state than his… awakened state that you have been forcing him out of. However, it is a one time use I'm afraid. Seems like it also short-circuited your implant in him." Reiji says before letting out a sly smile. "Yu is one of us. I will not have him work for you like a puppet."
"You did what!?" Roget exclaims as the transmission ends.
"I activate the trap card: Defense Draw! This card allows me to negate your attack and lets me draw one card from my deck!" Yu says before raising his head with a massive groan as he rubs his head. He blinks for a couple of seconds as he looks to see Mechlord Emperor Grannel right in front of him. He looks at his hands before shaking his head.
"It seems you have gone out of your state… I have the advantage against you. It will all be decided in the next turn. I end my turn." Aporia says with a smug expression.
Yu looks at the opposing monster before gritting his teeth. He felt exhausted as he rides his D-Wheel and could barely raise his hand. 'Gotta beat this bastard…'
"Stay down. You are against overwhelming odds. Give up and you will be spared. I'll kill you if you continue this." Aporia states not even flinching.
"S-Shut up… I still have one chance to win this. And I'm going to take it!" Yu said as a rush of adrenaline courses through his body as he draws his card before looking at it. "Perfect! Guided in this new world! Break the dimensional shift and create a new future! Pendulum Summon! Appear my monsters! Reappear Synchron Explorer: Nitro and Synchron Explorer: Fleur (Lv 2, 400 Atk)! Next, I activate the magic card: Synchron Explorers: Trash Renewal! I pay half of my Life Points and I can fuse my two monsters! Then I banish them along with the Fusion Monster to fuse once again! I fuse Synchron Explorer: Nitro and Synchron Explorer: Fleur!"
"A Fusion Summon?!" Aporia exclaims.
Yu - LP 1100 → 550
"Two creatures with the power of the future! Become one to call forth the ravenous dragon with fangs dripping with venom! Fusion Summon! Appear now, Level 7! Starve Venemy Dragon! (Lv 7, 2500 Atk) Next, I banish Nitro, Fleur, and Starve Venemy Dragon to Fuse once again! Ravenous Dragon with fangs dripping with venom! Two creature with the power of the future! Sow terror to everyone against your venomous rage! Fusion Summon! Appear now, Level 12! Malicious Toxic Dragon! (Lv 12, 3500 Atk)!"
"That's is Yuri's card… Another extra deck pendulum monster..." Aporia examines as he stares at the card. "Even with that card, you cannot defeat my monster! What do you intend to do?"
"This! Malicious Toxic Dragon monster effect! Once per turn, I place a Toxin counter on all monsters you control! They lose 500 attack and they have their effects negated! Venom Explosion! But since your monster attack is from an effect, it's all gone!" (13100 → 0 Atk) "Then! When a monster with a Toxin Counter leaves the field, you lose 500 Life Points! Finally! Malicious Toxic Dragon gains 100 for each Toxin Counter! Venom Infusion! (3500 → 4000 Atk)"
"If that monster hits, Aporia is going to take massive damage! Is he going to try and go for an Action Card?!" Melissa says as Aporia speeds up.
"Battle! Malicious Toxic Dragon attacks Mechlord Emperor Grannel Infinity! Decaying Toxic Tide!" Yu shouts pointing his hand as the dragon attacks with Aporia reaching for an action card. He grabs it but it was too late.
Aporia - LP 9600 → 5600
"Now! Grannel Infinity is gone. So is the other parts! Take 2500 points of damage!" Yu announces with a smile.
Aporia - LP 5600 → 3400
"Your Mechlords relied too much on me having Synchros! Now that I have a Fusion Monster, you're hopeless! I set a card facedown! Turn end! And now that the Toxic Counters are gone, Malicious Toxic Dragon's attack returns to normal (4000 → 3500 Atk)"
"That is what you believe!" Aporia announces as he draws his card. "Do not believe that I think that I would face Synchro users! Far from it! That is why I have my ace monster! I send 3 Mechlord monsters from my hand to the graveyard! Appear Mechlord Astro Machinicle(Lv 12, 4000)!"
"So that's your ace monster?! Fine! I'll face it with everything I got!" Yu says with a smile on his face prepping for what could come next.
"I activate the magic card: Aurora Draw! I can only activate this if I have no other cards in my hand. I draw two cards!" Aporia said before looking at his hand. "As per Mechlord Astro Machinicle's effect, I discard a Mechlord Emperor part to the Cemetary in order to gain its Effect! I sent Wisel Attack 5 to the graveyard. After gaining the effect, you take piercing damage! And Wisel Attack 5 has an effect that negates the activation of an opponent's Trap Card when it attacks!"
"That still leaves Action Cards!" Yu says before speeding up with Aporia following after.
"Battle! Mechlord Astro Machinicle attacks Malicious Toxic Dragon!" Aporia exclaims as Yu picks up an action card but doesn't activate it.
Yu - LP 550 → 50
"Yu doesn't activate his action card! Is it something that he can't use? Is this the end for him?!" Melissa exclaims with everyone chatting towards themselves.
"As if. That guy is full of random stuff." Serena says before examing the tv watching the duel. "You won't lose to anyone until I beat you that is."
"Malicious Toxic Dragon's monster effect! When this card leaves the field, I destroy both monsters in my Pendulum Zone and place it there!" Yu says placing it on the side of his duel disk as Malicious Toxic Dragon pops up with it's scale of 1.
"I end my turn! You have 50 Life Points and soon only one card in your hand. What could you possibly do with what you have left?!" Aporia exclaims pointing his finger at Yu. "You're resistance is pointless. Give up and fall into despair with your Lancer allies!"
"You don't get it! A deck is infinite possibilities! Every single card that I have in this deck is significant! There are no certainties! That is what I believe! My turn!" Yu exclaims before drawing his card before chuckling which then turns to laughing which confuses everyone watching. "The stuff that comes out really shock me. I'll tell you that much."
"What are you babbling about?" Aporia questions while examining Yu.
"I told you. Everything in my deck has a possibility. This is it. But of course, preparations must be made! Malicious Toxic Dragon's Pendulum Effect! I can place a Pendulum monster from my deck or face up in my extra deck in the other Pendulum Zone! Then I place a Toxic Counter on your monster! I choose the Scale 10 Starlight Wing Cosmic Dragon! Cosmic Dragon's Pendulum effect! Once per turn, I can negate the effect of one monster that you control and then place a Pendulum monster from my deck faceup in the Extra Deck! However, I cannot Pendulum Summon this turn! I send Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon!"
"What's the point of rebuilding your Pendulum Scale if you don't even use it?!" Aporia exclaims looking at Yu with a smile.
"That's this. If I have two cards in my Pendulum Zone and a face-up Odd-Eyes monster in my Extra Deck, I can Special Summon Odd-Eyes Phantasma dragon from my hand! Spectral dragon with dual-colored eyes, from the ashes of defeat, bring the dazzling light of victory that shines even in the deepest darkness! Appear! Level 8! Odd-Eyes Phantasma Dragon! (Lv 8, 3000 Atk)"
"What can this dragon do? It still has fewer attack points then Mechlord Astro Machinicle!"
"This! Battle! Odd-Eyes Phantasma Dragon attacks Mechlord Astro Machinicle!" Yu says with a smile. His pendant starts glowing crazily as Odd-Eyes Phantasma Dragon rises in the air.
"What?! He's attacking with fewer attack points! Is he crazy?!" Melissa exclaims with shock.
"I activate Odd-Eyes Phantasma Dragon's monster effect! When this card attacks, your monster loses 1000 attack for each face-up Pendulum Monster in my Extra Deck! There are currently three Pendulum Monsters in my Extra Deck so Mechlord Astro Machinicle loses 3000 Attack! Fantastic Force (4000 → 1000 Atk)!"
"Even with that, I still have life points! That will be more than enough to take you down!"
"Stop jumping to conclusions so easily! Malicious Venom Dragon's Pendulum Effect! Monsters with a toxin counter lose 500 attack for each Extra Deck monster in my Pendulum Zones! There's two so lose another 1000! (1000 → 0 Atk) Battle! Odd-Eyes Phantasma Dragon attacks Mechlord Astro Machinicle! Cosmic Wing Starlight Dragon's secondary Pendulum effect! For each Synchron Explorer face-up in my extra deck, my monster gains 300 points! (3000 → 3600 Atk) Continue the battle! Dragon with Dichromatic Eyes! Unleash your attack and decimate your foes! Phantasma Flame of Fantasy!"
"Damn you! Losing to a human?! Impossible!" Aporia grits his teeth before being slammed by the attack causing him to crash.
Aporia - LP 3400 → 0
Winner: Yu!
The crowd goes wild at the duel that they had just witnessed with Yu smiling and waving his hands at his fans. Then Yu drives his D-Wheel to the pit stop and jumps off before running through the hallways of the complex where he sees a door. He heard people rushing behind him and he swiftly enters the door and closes it behind him after making sure that no one was behind him. After closing the door, he leans against the wall taking heavy breaths before falling to the floor.
"Oi. What do you think you're doing here?" A voice came above him. Yu looks up to see Serena said with her arms folded.
"Serena? Is this your room?" Yu said before standing up and groans while holding his head. "That was quite the duel that I was in."
"Oh really? It's not like I was watching it on the tv." Serena said with a sarcastic tone. "Get off the floor."
"R-Right… Sorry." Yu tries to get up with Serena having her hand up and her head looking away. "Huh?"
"Not a word…" Yu heard before smiling and takes her hand and gets pulled up. "You gave all of us quite a shock with that duel. With both your actions and your cards. Mind explaining what exactly you're on?"
'Was that a joke? I can't tell with Serena having a serious expression on her face' Yu says before taking out his cards. "I guess you could say a remembrance of the past. Something that I didn't have was given to me. Or something like that."
"Doesn't explain anything really…" Serena comments before sitting on her bed and motions Yu to sit which he accepts sitting next to her. "Fine. What about your thing with all of the yelling and such. It was the same against Yuto and Misaki."
"That…" Yu said before rubbing the back of his neck. "Apparently Roget had placed a shocking device into the back of my neck which connects to my brain back at the prison. I'm guessing he would give me controlled shocks forcing me to go crazy."
"Such a dirty tactic. Makes me sick thinking about it. Then what happened? After a bit, you came back to your senses."
"I'm guessing Reiji did something to my Duel Disk." Yu examines it. "Well, whatever it is. I'm glad all the shocking is over. Who knows what could have happened to me if Roget controlled me… He would probably force me to fight you guys thinking about it seeing as he's from Academia."
"He's what?!" Serena exclaims with shock. "Are you saying that this place is under control by Academia already?"
"I don't think so. It seems as if Aporia was sent to take down the Synchro Dimension though I think we don't have to worry about him cause of he crashed." Yu said before thinking about it. "Which begs the question. Why did Roget want me to dispose of Aporia like that if they are on the same side?"
"I don't know. Maybe he was going to do something against what he was. There are things that we'll never know." Serena comments before looking at the television. "Avery is coming up next against Sergey next round..."
"She'll win. I have faith in her." Yu says with an exhausted look before letting out a sigh.
Serena catches that as she looks at Yu. "What's wrong with you?"
"It's just constant fighting and such. It gets somewhat draining." Yu droops his shoulders slowly. "I mean... constantly dueling. The chance of losing those that you love, being tortured, manipulated, dying... Where's the limit to all of this? The weight of our responsibility is too heavy for me... I just want to rest properly... At least a few minutes. Is that too much for me to ask?"
"Yu... What makes you think that I have the answer to that?" Serena says with Yu looking even more down, with both hands covering his face. "This war is something that not even I was truly aware of until I really met you. Really met you as a person. You're a strange person Yu Nishkiyama..."
"Strange?" Yu mutters under his breath.
"Well, for one thing, you were nice to me. Even after I lashed out at you... You stood there and kept your ground and tried to help me. Even after everything that I did, you were there to teach me things that I never knew. For that I thank you." Serena says before getting a little embarrassed before looking away. "Jeez... Why am I opening up to you?"
"Maybe... Cause you're a nice person?" Yu said with a tired voice. Yu slowly lifts up his head looking at Serena "You may seem like a cold person, but you're a nice person inside. Perhaps that's why I was so adamant of being there for you."
"Perhaps. Or maybe it's because that's the type of person you are." Serena said before feeling something heavy on her shoulders before looking over at Yu who had passed out. "W-What the hell are you doing?! I opened up to you, but we're going a bit too fast! Get off..."
Serena notices that Yu had been slowly crying as the tears were slowly falling off his face as she remembered what he had just been through.
(Apparently, Roget had placed a shocking device into the back of my neck which connects to my brain back at the prison. I'm guessing he would give me controlled shocks forcing me to go crazy. The weight of our responsibility is too heavy for me... I just want to rest properly... At least a few minutes. Is that too much for me to ask?)
Serena looks at Yu who is peacefully resting on her shoulder and was unsure of what to do so she remained still trying her best not to make any sudden movements.
Wassup my homies! This is NexusMHX here with another chapter of The Human! Ok... So I was planning on doing Avery and Sergey vs Rio and Rei, but then I saw Sergey's original deck before he goes to his normal deck and I just couldn't. It was so bad that I just couldn't... That type of deck is just not acceptable to me in the slightest. In any case, normal deck for Sergey. By the way, I put in a little chat for Serena and Yu so that was fun. But next chapter will DEFINITELY be Sergey vs Avery, that's something you will get, NexusMHX guaranteed. That will come in August. So just you wait and see what's coming next. In any case, I hoped you enjoy this episode of The Human. If you liked this, make sure to follow/favorite/comment for more content. This is NexusMHX signing off for now! Stay classy!